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2024 Best Radio & Television Schools

66 Colleges in the United States
6,684 TV Degrees Awarded
Radio & Television is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #131 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 66 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of radio & television. Combined, these schools handed out 6,684 degrees in radio & television to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Radio & Television School

Best Radio & Television Schools The tv program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Radio & Television rankings. We derive our Best Overall Radio & Television School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Radio & Television Degree Level

Associate Degrees in TV
Bachelor's Degrees in TV
Master's Degrees in TV
Doctor's Degrees in TV

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Radio & Television Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Radio & Television in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of tv degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Schools in TV

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
68 TV Degrees Awarded

Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in radio & television. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 68 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
311 TV Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in radio & television has to take a look at The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were about 311 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
230 TV Degrees Awarded

Boston University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in radio & television. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 230 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
53 TV Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in radio & television has to check out Elon University. Located in the midsize suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 5th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 53 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at Elon in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA

It's hard to beat Savannah College of Art and Design if you want to pursue a degree in radio & television. SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Savannah.

There were about 2 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
177 TV Degrees Awarded

SFSU is a very large public university located in the city of San Francisco. This university ranks 35th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 177 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
169 TV Degrees Awarded

Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 169 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
207 TV Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were about 207 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX
100 TV Degrees Awarded

Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were about 100 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
100 TV Degrees Awarded

Located in the small suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 39th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 100 radio & television students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent data year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Radio & Television Schools award.

RankCollegeLocation
10University of FloridaGainesville, FL
11Ohio University - Athens CampusAthens, OH
12University of Cincinnati - Main CampusCincinnati, OH
13University of North TexasDenton, TX
14Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA
15Emerson CollegeBoston, MA
15San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA
16Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX

Radio & Television by Region

View the Best Radio & Television Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Radio & Television is one of 2 different types of Radio, Television & Digital Communication programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to TV

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Media Arts10,483
Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication1,119

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